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Senior Healthcare BI & Financial Systems Analyst

Chicago, IL - hybrid onsite 1-2 days per week

Full-Time, Direct Hire

Industry:  Healthcare / Financial Analytics / Business Intelligence

• Candidates must reside in the Chicago area
• Candidates must be able to work for any employer without need of current or future visa sponsorship

Overview

Help Make an Impact at a Top Ranked Medical Institution!

TalentFish is casting a line for a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to join a nationally recognized healthcare organization! This role offers the opportunity to join a mission-driven organization recognized globally for innovation and patient care. Candidates with experience supporting healthcare analytics, financial reporting, and enterprise BI initiatives will be particularly well-positioned for success.

What Makes This Role Exciting

This role combines financial systems expertise, healthcare analytics, and business intelligence to help drive strategic decision-making across the organization.

This is an opportunity for a data-driven professional who thrives at the intersection of Finance, Technology, and Analytics, with the ability to translate complex healthcare and financial information into meaningful business insights. You'll work with enterprise stakeholders and play a key role in building reporting solutions that improve operational and financial performance.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level analyst who combines strong financial acumen with technical reporting expertise and healthcare systems knowledge. Someone who enjoys solving business problems with data, partnering across teams, and building analytics solutions that improve organizational outcomes.

What You Bring Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Data Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in data analytics, Business Intelligence, or financial systems within healthcare or financial environments.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions using:
• Tableau
• SSRS
• Power BI or similar visualization platforms
• Experience querying and analyzing data from EMR/EHR platforms.
• Ability to develop complex analytical and financial models.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service mindset and collaborative work style.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred.
• SQL experience preferred.
• Experience or certification in Tableau, Power BI, or related visualization tools.
• Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with financial and encounter-based healthcare systems such as Cerner and Epic.

What You'll Do Financial Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable dashboards and reports using business intelligence tools such as Tableau and SSRS.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Transform complex datasets into meaningful visualizations and executive-level insights.
• Support strategic planning initiatives through forecasting, benchmarking, and performance analysis.
• Develop advanced analytical models including:
• Predictive models
• Risk models
• Optimization models

Data & Systems Management

• Build and maintain scalable data models and reporting pipelines using SQL and related technologies.
• Pull and analyze data from healthcare EMR/EHR platforms and financial systems.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality across enterprise reporting systems.
• Determine system specifications and evaluate software/hardware compatibility requirements.
• Continuously assess and improve BI tools, reporting processes, and analytics capabilities.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Serve as a liaison between Finance, IT, Operations, and business teams.
• Partner with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and deliver actionable solutions.
• Lead or participate in cross-functional initiatives requiring financial and systems expertise.
• Support self-service analytics by creating documentation, data dictionaries, and promoting data literacy.
• Mentor and train junior analysts while providing guidance on reporting best practices.

Compensation and Employment
This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship. The expected salary range for this position is $71,000 - $124,000 year depending on experience and qualifications. This role qualifies for comprehensive employee benefits such as health insurance, 401(k), and PTO.

TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check, which may include but is not limited to reference checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, criminal records checks, and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end client's background check policies and applicable laws.

TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI, video screening, and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee, consultant, and client experience possible. At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer; we embrace and encourage diversity.